James Douglas in Upton Pyne - at the end of the 1800's
from Account of life as a chorister in the nineteenth century, pages 16-17:
In time the character of the Upton Choir was changed, Boys being substituted for females & for some time I acted as Choirmaster to the Boys & they came for their singing lessons to the Strand. Among them I remember Tom Oliver, G Iredale, Sidney Ingram etc etc. Mr J Craddock succeeded Mr Fowler as Organist & he was a good one & was by far the best Choirmaster I have ever been under in any church & it really was a pleasure to attend the Upton weekly practice as everything went pleasantly and smoothly. After being in the Choir about 10 years [I resigned].
James Douglas, Account of life as a chorister in the nineteenth century. In Choir Archives, St George's Chapel, Windsor, England, p. 16-17. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1524239097764 accessed: 24 April, 2024 (All extracts from the memoir are by kind permission of the writer's descendant Prof. James Wilkinson.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| unspecified church organ music | performed by Mr J. Craddock |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | at the end of the 1800's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |